Chapter Three: Only Little Lady Important to You

Jack stomped on the gas, speeding past the raining bullets and spraying blood. He was going eighty mph. He continued at this speed for five minutes, hearing mothers yell "Slow the hell down moron!" and "You got a God damn brake! Use it you !#& 'in idiot!" He slowed down after reaching a red light. His heart was racing a fast as he was moving. Slowing up on the gas, he silently drove to Gary's house. The only sound that was heard was his radio.

He pulled up by Gary's house in twenty minutes. He didn't bother to lock the doors.
Knocking on the door with his high and low knocks, Gary was familar with it, and opened without checking to see who it was.
"Hey man, shouldn't you be at work?"

"I got layed off."

"Oh damn..."

"I need you to help me find a job at your company."

"Well, I helped you get hired at the factory before I was fired, Jack. I guess I can help you out, but the highest you'll get his nine dollars an hour."

"It'll do..."

"Dude, what the !#& happened to your car?"

"What the hell does it look like? I was on my way here when these guys broke out into shooting."

"You're lucky you didn't get killed, that shot is pretty close to your head."

Jack ran inside when he saw Katie. Picking her up and hugging her gently he said, "Hi sweetie, how was your day with uncle Gary?"

"It was great! We had pizza!"

"Again?" Jack turned to Gary with a grin.

"Low fat..." Gary mumbled.

Jack hugged Katie again, "Katie, what'd you say you, Gary and I go to the carnival?"

"Really!? You mean it, daddy?"

He smiled at her, "I mean everything I say."

They went to the Carnival, taking Gary's car. Jack felt weird about the incident. He felt so scared, so scared that he could have been killed. If he were killed, is daughter would only know her father for five years of her life.
That scared him. He hated Liberty City. He didn't want to die and miss out on his daughter's life.

He bought her a blue cotton candy. She loved it, and he loved the fact that she loved it. Whenever she smiled, it was like the freezing weather didn't exist. It was like all the problems of losing his job, nearly losing his apartment, seem to not exist. She helped him get passed his fear. She helped him learn to struggle with his problems.

Even though she already knew it, he said to her "I love you."

But she had no idea how much she has changed his life. How important she was to him. If something happened to her, he wouldn't be alive for too long.
After a few hours, he checked his watch, 5:46 pm. "Alright guys, last ride, and we gotta go."

"Awww... How come, daddy? It's just getting fun! The firewurks start at six fourty ten!"

He chuckled. Ignoring her '6:4010' he said, "Sweetie, I'm sure there will be fireworks. But they won't be legit. Now, last ride. Choose it!"
She looked around the carnival, then pointed towards a ride. The Teacups. Gary shook his head, "No no no no no no... No. I AM not going on the teacups. No. Never again."
Jack laughed at his coward friend, "C'mon, Gary. Just do the ride once." Gary continued to shake his head.
"I am never going on those. I always vomit."
"I'll give you five dollars."
"Ten." Gary.
"Four." Jack.
"Two." Gary.
"Done." Jack.

Jack handed Gary a two dollar bill and they went on the ride. It spun around, all three in the same cart. Gary's face was becoming deathly pale.
After the ride, Gary puked in a trash can. He didn't stop for two minutes. After he was done, he grinned, "Atleast I have two dollars." He pulled out the dollar bill, then noticed something about the person on the dollar. It was a picture of Bill Clinton and on the sides it read 'sex is two dollars'.
Gary threw a rock at Jack and walked to the car, sad he didn't get his money, and laughing that he fell for it.

On the ride home, Jack made comments about Gary's puke on his sweater. After a few minutes, Gary took off his sweater and put it in the trunk. Jack made a call to his boss to confirm that he actually lost his job. He did.
"It's alright, man. I'll help you get into my company. If you get at my post, you'll be making twenty dollars a night."
Jack sighed and agreed. He asked Gary if he and Katie could stay the night, and Gary said sure.

"Don't wake her up, now." Gary whispered. They silently walked to the front door. Jack held Katie in his arms. She had scarlet red hair and bright green eyes. She looked just like her mother.
Jack began thinking of her mother. How could she leave like that? Aftet ten months, she leaves? Jack wanted to hate her. He wanted to hate his daughter's mother but couldn't. He just didn't care for her anymore. She didn't exist to him anymore.
Katie was the only little lady that was important to Jack.